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  • Listen

    What it means

    Means “to pay no attention whatsoever” — literally “to listen like a pig listens to thunder”. Used to describe someone who completely ignores what they’re being told.

    Vocabulary

    • słuchać — to listen, to obey
    • świnia — pig
    • grzmot — thunder

    Grammar note

    Comparative construction using 'jak' (like/as). 'Grzmotu' is genitive singular after 'słuchać'.

    Cultural context

    A vivid rural simile. Pigs are proverbially indifferent to noise, making this a colourful way to describe wilful inattention.

    Intermediate

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